nasa – STAR 94.3

I feel like a little kid: NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission

Tuesday, April 29 by ABC News

(HOUSTON) -- NASA's oldest active-duty astronaut has returned to Earth after spending more than seven months in space, telling reporters he still feels "like a little kid inside" despite turning 70 during his mission.During a press conference Monday at the Johnson Space Center in... Read More.

Katy Perry brings two fans in NASA outfits onstage at Lifetimes tour kickoff

Thursday, April 24 by ABC News

You'd think she'd want to play it down, but Katy Perry leaned into her much-criticized space trip Wednesday night in Mexico City during the first show of her Lifetimes tour.Judging from the photos of fans that Katy... Read More.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return from ISS on 70th birthday

Friday, April 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In a remarkable coincidence, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will mark his 70th birthday with a fiery reentry through Earth's atmosphere on Saturday, capping off his fourth mission to space, the agency said in a release.Pettit, along with Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin... Read More.

NASA catches a glimpse of city-killer asteroid before it disappears until 2028

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.The space rock, called 2024 YR4, was previously given up to a 3.1% chance of striking Earth in December 2032, but astronomers have since eliminated... Read More.

Everyone has responsibility for Starliner test flight failures, NASA astronaut says

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(HOUSTON) -- One of the astronauts who returned to Earth after an unexpected nine months in space said on Monday that everyone holds "responsibility" for what may have gone wrong with Boeing's Starliner test flight.Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams performed the first... Read More.

SpaceX Dragon successfully splashes down, returning NASA astronauts back to Earth

Tuesday, March 18 by ABC News

(CAPE CANAVERAL, FL) -- The two NASA astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed for months have just splashed down to Earth.NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission, carrying astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, successfully landed off the coast of Florida after undocking from... Read More.

NASA Starliner astronauts begin 17-hour journey to splashdown off Florida coast after delays

Tuesday, March 18 by ABC News

(CAPE CANAVERAL, FL) -- The two NASA astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed for months are on their way home.Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore left the International Space Station on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft early on Tuesday and began an about... Read More.

Successful SpaceX Dragon launch in mission to get NASA astronauts on ISS back to Earth

Saturday, March 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- After a scrubbed attempt this week, NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission successfully lifted off Friday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida headed for the International Space Station.NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Butch Wilmore are now one step closer to... Read More.

Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says

Monday, February 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December 2032 as it approaches... Read More.

How a new NASA satellite could help solve the global temperature spike mystery

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.Scientists say the unfolding El Niño event superimposed on long-term global warming is a primary driver of this huge spike... Read More.

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